Sharemaestro company-news research for AeroVironment Inc (AVAV), showing current tone, evidence confidence, direct company coverage, sector and industry context, completed price response and the source headlines used on the page. Scores describe published news evidence. Confidence describes the amount, freshness, source breadth and direct company relevance of that evidence. Price context is shown separately.

NASDAQ United States Measured evidence

Company news sentiment

AVAV news sentiment

AeroVironment Inc

Company headlines compared by relevance, subject, source independence, tone and the market's completed price response.

Weighted tone69Neutral is 50
Constructive news tone 78/100 evidence confidence 100% direct company focus 7 current stories across 3 publishers
Latest weekly closeUSD 186.73week of 7 Aug 2026
Dominant catalystEarnings78/100 classification confidence
News data statusHealthy0 duplicate stories removed

Current company news

News confirmed by price

Constructive news tone is drawn from 7 fresh independent stories, including 7 company-specific items across 3 publishers.

Latest source headline AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors finance.yahoo.com · 12 Aug 2026 22:15

What supports the read

Direct evidence

7 current stories are mapped specifically to AVAV.

Source breadth

The read spans 3 publishers rather than depending on one outlet.

Narrative agreement

Cross-story agreement is 87/100, indicating a comparatively coherent tape.

Price response

Constructive news tone is being confirmed by positive weekly price action.

What tempers the read

No material evidence constraint is currently dominant.

69/100
Weighted toneConstructive news tone
78/100
Evidence confidencesolid confidence
100%/100
Company focus7 direct stories
87/100
Evidence agreement13/100 dispersion

News history

Tone and story flow over 21 days

Daily weighted evidence
08 Aug: 1 stories10 Aug: 1 stories11 Aug: 2 stories12 Aug: 3 stories 08 Aug: tone 50, 1 stories10 Aug: tone 56, 1 stories11 Aug: tone 84, 2 stories12 Aug: tone 80, 3 stories 95505
24 Jul03 Aug13 Aug
Weighted toneStory volumeNeutral 50

Evidence confidence

What supports the score

Measured separately from tone

Confidence rises through sample depth, independent publishers, direct company relevance, freshness and agreement. A high or low tone score is not itself evidence of reliability.

Sample depth75
6.02 effective stories
Source breadth60
3 independent publishers
Direct relevance100
company-specific evidence share
Freshness85
recency-weighted evidence
Agreement87
cross-story consistency
Source independence29
lower publisher concentration

Price context

Sentiment against the 26-week price path

News confirmed by price

Constructive news tone is being confirmed by positive weekly price action.

13 Feb 2026: close 243.87, indexed 100.020 Feb 2026: close 264.63, indexed 108.527 Feb 2026: close 252.25, indexed 103.406 Mar 2026: close 229.8, indexed 94.213 Mar 2026: close 207.07, indexed 84.920 Mar 2026: close 197.72, indexed 81.127 Mar 2026: close 184.43, indexed 75.603 Apr 2026: close 184.36, indexed 75.610 Apr 2026: close 179.72, indexed 73.717 Apr 2026: close 191.42, indexed 78.524 Apr 2026: close 196.28, indexed 80.501 May 2026: close 184.97, indexed 75.808 May 2026: close 168.29, indexed 69.015 May 2026: close 158.0, indexed 64.822 May 2026: close 174.23, indexed 71.429 May 2026: close 207.24, indexed 85.005 Jun 2026: close 185.92, indexed 76.212 Jun 2026: close 170.58, indexed 69.919 Jun 2026: close 169.61, indexed 69.526 Jun 2026: close 137.95, indexed 56.603 Jul 2026: close 190.89, indexed 78.310 Jul 2026: close 144.58, indexed 59.317 Jul 2026: close 142.2, indexed 58.324 Jul 2026: close 149.51, indexed 61.331 Jul 2026: close 149.37, indexed 61.207 Aug 2026: close 186.73, indexed 76.6 22 Jun 2026: sentiment 3522 Jun 2026: sentiment 3522 Jun 2026: sentiment 3522 Jun 2026: sentiment 3522 Jun 2026: sentiment 3523 Jun 2026: sentiment 3623 Jun 2026: sentiment 3925 Jun 2026: sentiment 4025 Jun 2026: sentiment 4125 Jun 2026: sentiment 4125 Jun 2026: sentiment 4226 Jun 2026: sentiment 4226 Jun 2026: sentiment 4126 Jun 2026: sentiment 4126 Jun 2026: sentiment 4027 Jun 2026: sentiment 4127 Jun 2026: sentiment 4327 Jun 2026: sentiment 4329 Jun 2026: sentiment 4429 Jun 2026: sentiment 4430 Jun 2026: sentiment 5102 Jul 2026: sentiment 5103 Jul 2026: sentiment 5103 Jul 2026: sentiment 5203 Jul 2026: sentiment 5104 Jul 2026: sentiment 5204 Jul 2026: sentiment 5205 Jul 2026: sentiment 5206 Jul 2026: sentiment 5106 Jul 2026: sentiment 5106 Jul 2026: sentiment 5110 Jul 2026: sentiment 4810 Jul 2026: sentiment 4810 Jul 2026: sentiment 4712 Jul 2026: sentiment 4213 Jul 2026: sentiment 4314 Jul 2026: sentiment 4215 Jul 2026: sentiment 4216 Jul 2026: sentiment 4621 Jul 2026: sentiment 4823 Jul 2026: sentiment 4723 Jul 2026: sentiment 4724 Jul 2026: sentiment 4526 Jul 2026: sentiment 4531 Jul 2026: sentiment 4631 Jul 2026: sentiment 4602 Aug 2026: sentiment 4702 Aug 2026: sentiment 4903 Aug 2026: sentiment 4903 Aug 2026: sentiment 4904 Aug 2026: sentiment 4907 Aug 2026: sentiment 50
13 Feb15 May07 Aug
Weekly close, indexedSentiment score
26-week price-23.4%latest close 186.73
Sentiment change+15available snapshot window
One-week response+25.0%Price confirming higher
Fair-value position-1.7%Near fair-value range
Sentiment-trend disagreement

News subjects

What is shaping the score

Earnings
Earnings805 stories · 71%
Macro sensitivity622 stories · 29%

Source mix

Where the evidence comes from

29/100 independence
finance.yahoo.com805 stories · 71%
seekingalpha.com691 stories · 14%
nasdaq.com561 stories · 14%

Recurring subjects

Subjects appearing most often

Current evidence
Defense5Earnings4Aerospace4Earnings Report2Earnings Release2Earnings Growth2Earnings Estimate2Drones2Consensus Estimate2Valuation1

Earlier readings

How the score has changed

50 is the neutral baseline
ConstructiveBalanced or withheldCautious

Source headlines

The news behind the score

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Every row shows the public evidence used to understand the read. Direct company stories carry more weight than industry or sector context; duplicate coverage is consolidated before scoring.

#189Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverage

AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors

AeroVironment (AVAV) closed at $193.81 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.13% move from the prior day. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.26%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.04%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.54%. Heading into today, shares of the maker of unmanned aircrafts had gained 36.63% over the past month, outpacing the Aerospace sector's gain of 4.77% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.13%. The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of AeroVironment in its upcoming release. On that day, AeroVironment is

AerospaceConsensus EstimateEarningsEarnings GrowthEstimate RevisionsValuation
Published
12 Aug 2026 22:15
Catalyst
Earnings
Evidence role
Direct company coverage
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#277Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverage

Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Reports Q2 Loss, Beats Revenue Estimates

Virgin Galactic (SPCE) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.58 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.6. This compares to a loss of $1.47 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +3.33%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post a loss of $0.79 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.81, delivering a surprise of -2.53%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. Virgin Galactic, which belongs to the Zacks Ae

AerospaceDefenseEarningsEarnings EstimateEarnings ReleaseEarnings Report
Published
12 Aug 2026 21:40
Catalyst
Earnings
Evidence role
Direct company coverage
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#374Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverage

Kratos Defense Stock Gains 21.4% in 3 Months: Should Investors Buy Now?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.'s KTOS shares have risen 21.4% over the past three months compared with the Zacks Aerospace-Defense Equipment industry's growth of 0.6%. The company maintains a leading position as the U.S. Army's primary supplier of unmanned target drones, with sustained demand supported by ongoing U.S. defense spending.Zacks Investment Research Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Other defense equipment stocks like Teledyne Technologies TDY and AeroVironment AVAV have also outperformed the industry in the said time frame. Teledyne Technologies and AeroVironment s

AerospaceConsensus EstimateDefenseEarningsEarnings GrowthEarnings Per Share
Published
12 Aug 2026 12:38
Catalyst
Earnings
Evidence role
Direct company coverage
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#490Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverage

Astronics Corporation (ATRO) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Astronics Corporation (ATRO) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.7 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.56 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.32 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +25.00%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post earnings of $0.46 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.49, delivering a surprise of +6.52%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. Astronics, which belongs to th

AerospaceDefenseEarningsEarnings EstimateEarnings ReleaseEarnings Report
Published
11 Aug 2026 21:45
Catalyst
Earnings
Evidence role
Direct company coverage
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#569Tone
seekingalpha.comDirect company coverage

Neros valuation triples to $2.5B as drone maker raises $250M

[An interceptor drone during the interception of combat drones] MikeMareen/iStock via Getty Images Defense technology startup Neros raised $250 million in new funding, tripling its valuation to $2.5 billion as it ramps up drone production to meet growing U.S. military demand. Sequoia Capital and American Strategic Technology Fund co-led the equity round, with Thiel Capital and existing investors also participating. The Torrance, California-based company plans to use the money to develop new drones, expand overseas and support manufacturing in allied countries. DEFENSE TECH INVESTMENT SURGES Fo

Autonomous WeaponsDefense TechDronesMilitary ContractsPrivate Equity
Published
11 Aug 2026 16:56
Catalyst
Macro sensitivity
Evidence role
Direct company coverage
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#656Tone
nasdaq.comDirect company coverage

Iran Tensions Highlight Defense Supply Gaps Poised to Lift 2 Stocks

Key Points Modern wars are exposing old supply shortages, and defense suppliers stand to benefit. AeroVironment and L3Harris are positioned where demand is growing fastest: drones, missiles, and battlefield networks. Strong backlogs create opportunity, but execution, politics, and defense budgets remain key risks.10 stocks we like better than AeroVironment › When shipping lanes around Iran become combat zones, the world is reminded that modern militaries still run on some very old fundamentals: munitions, sensors, and logistics. Recent attacks and closures in the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea h

DefenseDronesMarketsMissilesMunitionsSensors
Published
10 Aug 2026 05:50
Catalyst
Macro sensitivity
Evidence role
Direct company coverage
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#750Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverage

Why AeroVironment (AVAV) Is Up 25.0% After US$400 Million Army Locust Contract News

AeroVironment recently announced a reported US$400 million U.S. Army production contract for its AI-assisted Locust directed-energy counter-drone system, alongside new board appointments and upcoming director retirements that reshape its governance profile. This combination of a landmark Pentagon directed-energy contract and added board-level aerospace-and-defense finance expertise could influence AeroVironment's growth priorities and capital allocation decisions. We'll now examine how the reported US$400 million Locust contract shapes AeroVironment's investment narrative around defense modern

Autonomous SystemsDefenseDirected EnergyRevenue Growth
Published
08 Aug 2026 14:12
Catalyst
Earnings
Evidence role
Direct company coverage
Duplicates
1 consolidated

How the page works

How to read the score

Tone is directional

It describes the weighted balance of qualifying headlines. A score of 50 can mean a balanced tape or that direction has been withheld for insufficient evidence; the status label distinguishes them.

Confidence is separate

Confidence measures depth, source breadth, direct relevance, freshness and agreement. It does not rise merely because the tone is extreme.

Price is confirmation

Weekly price response, trend and fair-value position test whether the market is accepting or rejecting the news. They never rewrite the news score.

Classification, not prediction

The page describes completed evidence available at the stated time. It is research context, not a forecast, recommendation, target or execution instruction.

Evidence context